Rita Gerlach

Genres:

Historical

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Romance

Rita Gerlach has published three historical novels plus articles in Writers Gazette, Write to Inspire, Will Write 4 Food and The Christian Communicator. She also is the editor of Stepping Stones Magazine,
an online website focused on writing, marketing, and promotion for
writers. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers
(ACFW) and The Western Maryland Writers Guild. She currently lives in
Frederick, Maryland.

Beyond the Valley (Daughters of the Potomac #3)

(February 2013)

Genres:

Historical

,

Romance

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Publisher: Abingdon Press

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ISBN: 978-1426714160

When Sarah Carr's husband Jamie drowns, her young life is shattered and takes a turn she never expected. Pregnant and now widowed, she reaches out to Jamie's family for help but they're unwilling. Instead they devise a plan to have her kidnapped and taken to the Colonies to live a life of servitude.

In the wilds of Maryland, Sarah endures the hardships of being indentured and the debasement of being a woman. In despair, she offers up faithful prayers that are answered. But Sarah's new life in the Colonies finds her surrounded by a family's whirlwind of secrets, while she hopes the young doctor she loves will bring her freedom.